Mercedes-Benz G-Class Owner's Manual page 401

398 Wheels and tyres
Raising the vehicle at the rear
Pull out the adapter from the jack.
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Position jack 4 at the jack support point of
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axle carrier tube 6.
Keep pumping until axle carrier tube
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securely in the jack support point and the
base of the jack lies evenly on the ground.
Raise the vehicle by pumping until the tyre is
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no more than 3 cm off the ground.
Loosen and remove the wheel (
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Removing a wheel
Requirements:
The vehicle is raised (
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When changing a wheel, avoid applying any force
to the brake discs, since this could impair the
level of comfort when braking.
* NOTE Damage to threading from dirt on
wheel bolts
Do not place wheel bolts in sand or on
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a dirty surface.
Unscrew the wheel bolts.
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Remove the wheel.
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6 sits
Fit the new wheel (
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Fitting a new wheel
Requirements:
page 398).
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page 395).
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page 398).
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For tyres with a specified direction of rotation,
an arrow on the side wall of the tyre indicates
The wheel is removed ( page 398).
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& WARNING Risk of accident from losing a
wheel
Oiled or greased wheel bolts can cause the
wheel bolts to come loose, as too can dam‐
aged wheel bolts or wheel hub threads.
Never oil or grease the threads.
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In the event of damage to the threads,
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contact a qualified specialist workshop
immediately.
Have the damaged wheel bolts or dam‐
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aged hub threads replaced.
Do not continue driving.
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Observe the information on the choice of
tyres ( page 390).
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